Category: Spitfire

  • PR XIX PS852

    Spitfire PR Mk XIX, PS582, 81 Squadron, Kai Tek Hong Kong, 1951 When I received my new PR XIX I decided I did not want a typical PRU blue overall scheme as I already had a Spitfire PR XI in my collection with that scheme. It just so happened that XtraDecal released a PR XIX…

  • Hasegawa Spitfire Ia

    This is a kit I purchased back in the early ’90’s and started shortly after, but didn’t finish until 2009. When I started it I thought it was a good kit. Well, okay the definition of “good” meant “easy to build” and “bad” meant “impossible to build”. At the time this was a good kit,…

  • Heller LF XVI

    Spitfire LF XVI, TB900/GE-D, 349 (Belgium) Squadron, Fassburg, 1946 This model was completed back in 2009 when my passion for Spitfires was just beginning to gain some steam.  I had this Heller kit for a number of years; the instructions indicate HELLER HUMBROL.   The vintage of the kit is such that it has raised…